2007 Seattle Seahawks

The 2007 Seattle Seahawks season will be the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League. They will try to improve upon their 9-7 record in 2006 and are coming off the heels of their third consecutive NFC West division title and their fourth consecutive playoff appearance.

Contents 1 2007 NFL Draft 2 Departures 3 Coaching staff 4 Pre-season 5 Regular season 6 2007 Pre-season 6.1 Week 1: at San Diego Chargers 6.2 Week 2: at Green Bay Packers 6.3 Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings 6.4 Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders 7 2007 Regular season 7.1 Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7.2 Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals 7.3 Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals 7.4 Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers 7.5 Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers 7.6 Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints 7.7 Week 7: vs. St. Louis Rams 7.8 Week 9: at Cleveland Browns 7.9 Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers 7.10 Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears 7.11 Week 12: at St. Louis Rams 7.12 Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles 7.13 Week 14: vs. Arizona Cardinals 7.14 Week 15: at Carolina Panthers 7.15 Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens 7.16 Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons 8 See also 9 References

[edit] 2007 NFL Draft

The 2007 NFL Draft took place on April 28-29, with the Seahawks picking 55th overall (2nd round), selecting Cornerback Josh Wilson.

2007 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
2/55	Josh Wilson	Cornerback	Maryland
3/85	Brandon Mebane	Defensive Tackle	California
4/120	Baraka Atkins	Defensive End	Miami (Florida)
4/124	Mansfield Wrotto	Offensive Guard	Georgia Tech
5/161	Will Herring	Linebacker	Auburn
6/197	Courtney Taylor	Wide Receiver	Auburn
6/210	Jordan Kent	Wide Receiver	Oregon
7/232	Steve Vallos	Offensive Guard	Wake Forest

[edit] Departures

• Defensive end Grant Wistrom retired not long after the 2006 season ended.^[1]
• Wide Receiver Darrell Jackson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for the 120th pick in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft.^[2]
• Tight end Jerramy Stevens signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[3]
• Tight end Itula Mili was released in January to make room for Ben Obomanu.^[4]
• Former Center Robbie Tobeck retired the day after a loss in the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Chicago Bears.^[5]

[edit] Coaching staff

Head coach Mike Holmgren will be entering his ninth year with the Seahawks. It is the second to last year on his existing contract.

The Seahawks hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim L. Mora to be the new defensive backs coach and assistant coach to Mike Holmgren. A former player at the University of Washington, Mora is considered a hometown guy.

The new special teams coach is Bruce DeHaven. His previous position was as the special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys. DeHaven is regarded as the best special teams coach currently in the NFLTemplate:Fact.

[edit] Pre-season

Game	Date	Opponent	Time	Game site	Channel	Final Score	Record
1	August 12, 2007	San Diego Chargers	5:00 PM	Qualcomm Stadium	NBC	W 24 - 16	1 - 0
2	August 18, 2007	Green Bay Packers	5:00 PM	Lambeau Field	KING 5	L 48 - 13	1 - 1
3	August 25, 2007	Minnesota Vikings	6:00 PM	Qwest Field	KING 5	W 30 - 13	2 - 1
4	August 30, 2007	Oakland Raiders	7:00 PM	Qwest Field	KING 5	W 19 - 14	3 - 1

Note: It was announced in September 2006 the New England Patriots and Seahawks would play a preseason game in China on August 9 (instead of the game against San Diego), however on April 2, 2007 it was announced the game would be rescheduled for 2009 [1].

[edit] Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium	NFL.com Recap	TV
				Final score	Team record
1	September 9	1:15 p.m. PST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20-6	1–0	Qwest Field	Recap	FOX
2	September 16	1:05 p.m. PST	@ Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium		FOX
3	September 23	1:05 p.m. PST	Cincinnati Bengals			Qwest Field		CBS
4	September 30	1:05 p.m. PST	@ San Francisco 49ers			Monster Park		FOX
5	October 7	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field		FOX
6	October 14	5:15 p.m. PST	New Orleans Saints			Qwest Field		NBC
7	October 21	1:15 p.m. PST	St. Louis Rams			Qwest Field		FOX
8	Bye Week
9	November 4	1:05 p.m. PST	@ Cleveland Browns			Cleveland Browns Stadium		FOX
10	November 12	5:30 p.m. PST	San Francisco 49ers			Qwest Field		ESPN
11	November 18	5:15 p.m. PST	Chicago Bears			Qwest Field		NBC
12	November 25	10:00 a.m. PST	@ St. Louis Rams			Edward Jones Dome		FOX
13	December 2	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field		FOX
14	December 9	1:05 p.m. PST	Arizona Cardinals			Qwest Field		FOX
15	December 16	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium		FOX
16	December 23	1:15 p.m. PST	Baltimore Ravens			Qwest Field		CBS
17	December 30	10:00 a.m. PST	@ Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome		FOX

[edit] 2007 Pre-season

[edit] Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Seahawks	7	0	0	17	24
Chargers	0	7	6	3	16

[edit] Week 2: at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Seahawks	3	7	3	0	13
Packers	10	28	10	0	48

[edit] Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Vikings	0	10	3	0	13
Seahawks	6	10	7	7	30

[edit] Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Raiders	7	0	7	0	14
Seahawks	3	9	0	7	19

[edit] 2007 Regular season

[edit] Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Buccaneers	6	0	0	0	6
Seahawks	0	10	0	10	20

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

• Game time: 1:15 PM PDT
• Game weather: 67°F (Sunny)
• Television commentators (FOX): Brian Baldinger and Dick Stockton
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• Game attendance: 68,044

The Seahawks began its 2007 campaign at home against its fellow 1976 expansion mate, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the first quarter, Seattle trailed early as Bucs kicker Matt Bryant kicked a 38-yard and a 32-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Seahawks took the lead with kicker Josh Brown nailing a 28-yard field goal, while RB Shaun Alexander got a 1-yard TD run. After a scoreless third quarter, Seattle sealed the victory with Brown's 46-yard field goal, along with QB Matt Hasselbeck's 34-yard TD pass to RB Maurice Morris.

With the win, the Seahawks began its season at 1-0.

[edit] Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

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[edit] Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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[edit] Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers

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[edit] Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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[edit] Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints

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[edit] Week 7: vs. St. Louis Rams

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[edit] Week 9: at Cleveland Browns

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[edit] Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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[edit] Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

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[edit] Week 12: at St. Louis Rams

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[edit] Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

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[edit] Week 14: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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[edit] Week 15: at Carolina Panthers

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[edit] Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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[edit] Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons

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[edit] See also

• 2007 NFL season
• Seattle Seahawks seasons

[edit] References

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